https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527913
Bug ID: 527913
Summary: Unable to create KIO worker. Unknown protocol 'sftp'.
Classification: Applications
Product: kate
Version First 26.04.2
Reported In:
Platform: KDE Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
DESCRIPTION
Attempting to open a file over sftp from outside Kate with the Kate Flatpak
fails with the error "Unable to create KIO worker. Unknown protocol 'sftp'."
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect to a file server using sftp and find a file to edit.
2. Verify that you have permission to read and write (e.g. by copying the file
to local fs and pasting it back to remote).
3. Right-click the file and Open With Kate.
OBSERVED RESULT
Kate shows an error "Unable to create KIO worker. Unknown protocol 'sftp'."
EXPECTED RESULT
Kate opens the file and shows its contents in the editor pane.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE Linux 2026-10-26 10:44
KDE Plasma Version: 6.8.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.32.0
Qt Version: 6.12.0
Kernel Version: 7.2.11-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 24 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700K
Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (62.6 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Graphics Processor 2: Intel® Graphics
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: B660M DS3H DDR4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It is possible to work around this by opening Kate first, then selecting File >
Open and selecting the file.
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